which free avg download should I get?

If your computer doesn't already have an antivirus program, by all means download and install AVG Antivirus Free Edition. It has a good reputation.

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Avoid AVG updates for 7.5 are no longer avaliable and the new version 8 is very poor and uses a lot of memory as you only have 256MB it would not be a good choice, use Avast its very light on your system and offers far better protection.

Avast home edition is free and effective, it protects your PC from infected webpages, scans your downloads and emails for viruses (AVG free does neither) and has built in anti-rootkit and anti-spyware, plus it gives you the option to run a boot scan, there are very few anti-virus's that can do this paid or otherwise and this is free.

Avast works for 60 days from installation after which you will need to register to get your free product key which is valid for a year after which you get another free key, so it always free.

I use Avast along side Comodo firewall both are free, light on memory and have been independently tested and proven to be more effective then Norton or Mcafee.

Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Comodo: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Why Avast is better then AVG:

On AVGs official website it states that their free anti-virus software does not protect you from “poison” webpages or scan downloads and emails for viruses (Avast free edition does all 3), I've also tested both AVG and Avast using the EICAR test viruses, AVG allowed all the viruses onto the computer without a single warning Avast either blocked them either instantly or shorty after preventing all from running, Avast is much lighter and offers far superior protection.

What AVG does not do: http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-e...

Good security requires a multi-layered approach, and the least important layer by far is running some kind of anti-malware program (in fact, if you take care of all the other layers, you don't even need an anti-malware program using up extra resources).

In order of importance:

1. Create and use almost exclusively a limited user account instead of the default administrator account Windows sets you up with

2. Read up on social engineering and how to avoid it

3. Don't download illegal copies of software, music, or movies

4. Set Windows updates to install automatically

5. Make regular backups. If possible, back up your entire installation (using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image)

38. Run antivirus software

I've been using AVG 8 (free edition) for quite some time now and have had no problems with it. It does however slow my system done a lot when scanning or updating but my laptop isn't that old so just about handles it. I have heard though that AVAST is better, covers more types of issues and doesn't slow your system down anywhere near as much

AVG 8 (free edition)

http://www.avg.com/uk.product-avg-anti-virus-free-...

AVAST (free home edition) Recommended!

http://avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Go to http://free.avg.com/ and keep selecting the free version. You may have to scroll down to find the right link. Also, read all the options, one of them is not real intuitive to me when I use the site, but get through. I believe the free version is 8. It should work well for you if you turn off the auto scan so it will not slow down the system.

AVG is a little bit heavier for your system,, try AVAST antivirus.. its really soft, and it almost delets all viruses,, in ur computer,, its been along time i m working in computer and about 2 years i m woking with one antivirus, and its alwayz up to date, follow the link for free home edition download...

avg 7.5 is probably more stable than the new avg 8.0 - ie less bugs.

You will probably find that avg will almost kill your computer processing power when it is downloading and updates and generally slow your computer when it is running a scan. A simple solution to this is to schedule your scans to run when you will not need to use your computer.